Century - Which bike?

Most comfortable. For me a recumbent.

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Trying first century this year, should I ride the Fuji
Touring or my lighter steel framed bike?

Which ever one is more comfortable for you on long rides.
Owning a Fuji Touring, I'm rather biased, but that would be
my choice.

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Trying first century this year, should I ride the Fuji
Touring or my lighter steel framed bike?

Ride whichever one you're more comfortable on. If it's a
wash, go with the lighter one. But be sure to put some long
miles on the bike of your choice before the century. A
century is no time to start working out long distance
fit/comfort problems.
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Trying first century this year, should I ride the Fuji
Touring or my lighter steel framed bike?

I prefer touring bikes for centuries, but all I'm trying to
do is finish in a reasonable time for me. If I had speed
goals, I might prefer a racing bike.

If this is your first century I'd go for comfort,
which would seem to imply your Fuji, although you
don't tell us much about the other bike. Just don't
pack too much on it. 🙂

MP

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Trying first century this year, should I ride the Fuji
Touring or my lighter steel framed bike?

Are you intending to "race" the century or just finish
comfortably? How different is your steel bike from the Fuji
in terms of geometry?

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Trying first century this year, should I ride the Fuji
Touring or my lighter steel framed bike?

Are you intending to "race" the century or just finish
comfortably? How different is your steel bike from the
Fuji in terms of geometry?

I just want to finish. I weigh in at 250, so to finish will
be the goal. The Fuji does seem to be a little more
comfortable. The other bike is a Specialized Allez Elite
steel frame. It is a few pounds lighter with not as relaxed
a geometry and I don't have a rack on it at the moment. With
me being overweight, I didn't know how much of a difference
the 8 or 9 pounds would make in bike weight. I'm leaning
toward the Fuji for comfort.

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Quoted message said:

Are you intending to "race" the century or just finish
comfortably? How different is your steel bike from the
Fuji in terms of geometry?

I just want to finish. I weigh in at 250, so to finish
will be the goal. The Fuji does seem to be a little more
comfortable. The other bike is a Specialized Allez Elite
steel frame. It is a few pounds lighter with not as
relaxed a geometry and I don't have a rack on it at the
moment. With me being overweight, I didn't know how much
of a difference the 8 or 9 pounds would make in bike
weight. I'm leaning toward the Fuji for comfort.

At that weight, you'll never notice the difference in the
bike weights. Hell, you might lose that much yourself
during the ride if you don't keep up on your fluids intake.
But you will most certainly notice the comfort difference
after 6 or 7 (or 8 or 9, depending on how fast you ride)
hours on the bike.

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ydm9 said:

I just want to finish. I weigh in at 250, so to finish
will be the goal. The Fuji does seem to be a little more
comfortable. The other bike is a Specialized Allez Elite
steel frame. It is a few pounds lighter with not as
relaxed a geometry and I don't have a rack on it at the
moment. With me being overweight, I didn't know how much
of a difference the 8 or 9 pounds would make in bike
weight. I'm leaning toward the Fuji for comfort.

Tough call. Eight or nine pounds difference in bike weight
is nothing to sneeze at. Unless it's a really flat route,
the lighter bike will definitely be an advantage. But then,
if you're uncomfortable for the last 25-30 miles that's not
good either.

Try a few 50-60 miles on each bike and see how much
difference you notice as far as comfort and effort required.

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ydm9 said:

I just want to finish. I weigh in at 250, so to finish
will be the goal. The Fuji does seem to be a little more
comfortable. The other bike is a Specialized Allez Elite
steel frame. It is a few pounds lighter with not as
relaxed a geometry and I don't have a rack on it at the
moment. With me being overweight, I didn't know how much
of a difference the 8 or 9 pounds would make in bike
weight. I'm leaning toward the Fuji for comfort.

Tough call. Eight or nine pounds difference in bike weight
is nothing to sneeze at. Unless it's a really flat route,
the lighter bike will definitely be an advantage. But
then, if you're uncomfortable for the last 25-30 miles
that's not good either.

Try a few 50-60 miles on each bike and see how much
difference you notice as far as comfort and effort
required.

Well lets keep the weight in perspective. Lets say the Fuji
weighs 30lbs and Apecialized weighs 22lbs... that means the
bike plus the rider will be in the 272-280lb range... and
of course add a couple liters of water (roughly 2.3 lbs
each (allowing for the weight of the bottle)and say 5 lbs
for misc equipment, snacks etc you are looking at say 282-
290 lbs. Eight pounds is nothing to sneeze at but it really
only amounts to less than 3% total weight. All things
considered on a long ride the lower gearing of the touring
bike might be a bigger asset in climbing hills than a light
bike for a person in mediocre shape (like myself 🙂). And
comfort is definitely the most important factor. I did a
century on a trike and while I wasn't fast I didn't have
anything hurting at the end except my legs.... but boy did
they hurt the next day (I was not really prepared for the
century... my own fault).

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Bill

That's easy. Whuich one are you more comfortable on during
longer rides?

- - "May you have the wind at your back. And a really low
gear for the hills!"

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Trying first century this year, should I ride the Fuji
Touring or my lighter steel framed bike?

Which one would you rather be sitting on for 6-7* hours?

* very rough guess, YMMV

p.s. unless it's *very* hilly, I wouldn't let the bike
weight be a consideration in this case. There's
probably not a huge difference between these two
bikes anyway.

--
Benjamin Lewis

The two oldest professions in the world have been ruined by
amateurs. -- G.B. Shaw

ydm9 said:

Trying first century this year, should I ride the Fuji
Touring or my lighter steel framed bike?

I'd go for the lighter bike. Unless you're carrying a load,
there's no real advantage to touring geomtry.

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ydm9 said:

Trying first century this year, should I ride the Fuji
Touring or my lighter steel framed bike?

I'd go for the lighter bike. Unless you're carrying a load,
there's no real advantage to touring geomtry.

...other than stability (non-squirrely handling), wider
tires, and fender clearance.

...all of which may be nice for a first century.

-Luigi "What did the Romans ever do for US?"

Why do you need a rack? Isn't the ride supported with rest
stops, so you can replenish water bottles and food stuffed
in your jersey?

I guess I'd go for comfort first, but carrying that extra
weight over 100 miles would certainly detract a great deal
from my comfort level. The weight difference may not sound
like a lot in the mathematical abstract, but over 100 miles?
How comfortable is the steel frame over long distances?
What's the longest ride you've done on each, and how did
each bike feel after that distance? How would you
compare/contrast the ride of the bikes over some significant
distance? --Roy Zipris

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Trying first century this year, should I ride the Fuji
Touring or my lighter steel framed bike?

Touring bike. Road Bike Rider sent an article on preparation
for a century to those on their mailing list last week. You
will probably find it interesting and useful.
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Roy Zipris said:

I guess I'd go for comfort first, but carrying that extra
weight over 100 miles would certainly detract a great
deal from my comfort level. The weight difference may not
sound like a lot in the mathematical abstract, but over
100 miles?

I somehow doubt a one pound rack will detract from his
comfort. In comparison, I did a fast double century on my
commuting bike (which was my only bike at the time),
complete with rack and my trunk bag. I probably had 5+
pounds of [censored] in that bag. Extra food, rain jacket , tools,
second spare tube, wallet, cell phone, etc.

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How comfortable is the steel frame over long distances?
What's the longest ride you've done on each, and how did
each bike feel after that distance? How would you
compare/contrast the ride of the bikes over some
significant distance? --Roy Zipris

This sounds like a better idea. As a lot of people have
said, just ride both of them on decent length trial rides
and see which is more comfortable.

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The man who sees, on New Year's day, Mount Fuji, a hawk, and
an eggplant is forever blessed. -- Old Japanese proverb